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Miley Cyrus smokes a joint on stage at MTV EMAs

AMSTERDAM (AP) — In an unabashed — and likely successful — bid for attention, singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV Europe Music Awards. The 20-year old singer also

And she twerked. Again.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — In an unabashed — and likely successful — bid for attention, singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV Europe Music Awards.

The 20-year-old singer also won the best video award for her hit song Wrecking Ball.

Sunday's strong lineup of performers also included Eminem and Katy Perry.

Cyrus opened the space-themed show singing We Can't Stop, while wearing a silver spandex suit and gyrating her buttocks in the move known as twerking.

Marijuana is not legal in the Netherlands, but smokers can't be prosecuted for possession of small amounts and it is sold openly in cafes known euphemistically as "coffee shops."

Cyrus, who long ago shed her image of innocence as the child star of Hannah Montana, has made no secret of her appreciation of Amsterdam's attractions, arriving the Friday before the show and hanging out at the Greenhouse coffee shop downtown with several other stars.

Miley Cyrus opens the Europe Music Awards in Amsterdam by showing off her signature twerking dance, this time with a dwarf, and later lights a hand-rolled "cigarette" on stage
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She also wore marijuana leaf emblems in her earphones during a live rendition of Wrecking Ball against the backdrop of a giant video screen of herself crying.

The EMAs traditionally focus on global, rather than U.S. pop music acts, though there's a lot of overlap: winners included Bruno Mars, who grabbed Best Song for Locked Out of Heaven, and Eminem both in the Best Hip Hop and Global Icon category.

The "intergalactic"-themed show is scheduled to be rebroadcast in the U.S. later Sunday.

Another notable winner was Katy Perry for Best Female Artist. Perry, apparently caught by surprise at her win, spit out a sip of champagne and took the stage to thank her fans.

During Perry's performance earlier, she hung suspended by wires as green lasers reflected off her mirrored outfit during a rendition of Unconditional.

Eminem, who has just released his first album in several years, appeared to have lost none of his rapping skill as he performed Rap God, spitting out words at a blistering pace.

He was handed his Global Icon honor by Anchorman character "Ron Burgundy" (actor Will Ferrell), who informed him that Dutch DJ Afrojack had been insulting him behind his back.

"Who?" Eminem deadpanned.

We all got Miley'd in 2013. The sassy pop star kicked off the year showing off some side cleavage at Clive Davis' Grammys gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 9. And she went on to become the subject of endless chatter, thanks to her VMAs appearance, her 'SNL' gig and her ever-more-edgy outfits. USA TODAY's Ann Oldenburg offers a reminder of her crazy year and many looks. Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic

Miley smoked a joint onstage during the MTV EMAs at the Ziggo Dome on Nov. 10 in Amsterdam. Marijuana is not legal in the Netherlands, but smokers can't be prosecuted for possession of small amounts. Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images